Lev arrived at the DVI clinic with a mouth full of problems and unable to eat almost anything. After extracting his tooth, Dr. Palmon, the director of DVI’s Smiles for […]
A New Person in Many Ways
Six Sisters, Six Smiles
The S Family of six girls, ages 6-17, currently lives in Jerusalem. Just living together as a family in Jerusalem has been a challenge for this Palestinian family. Mr. S […]
Dr. O Brings Smiles to Jerusalem
Dr. Osinovsky of Virginia has volunteered at DVI four times. He knows the positive impact it makes on his patients’ lives and what a rewarding experience it is for dentists. Here […]
This Entire Place is a Blessing
One family with four children was referred to the DVI clinic by the Municipal Social Welfare Department and have been patients for many years. On this particular day K who […]
Changing One Life, Changes Two
From the time she arrived in Israel from Ethiopia, Edi was so embarrassed by her severely discolored teeth that she would instinctively cover her mouth with her hand any time […]
Happy Holidays and Thank You!
Dear AFDVI Friends, On behalf of the Board of Directors of AFDVI and DVI’s staff and patients, THANK YOU for your incredible support in 2018! We hope your holidays have […]
A Patient Becomes a Volunteer
Nedal Alayyan first arrived at DVI in 1984, at the age of seven. Like many of DVI’s patients, young Nedal was in pain with a puffy, swollen face by the […]
Peacemakers
Ibrahim Abu El Hawa, one of the most important Palestinian peacemakers, was missing many teeth. He didn’t want to talk about it and didn’t want to receive charity. Ibrahim kept […]
A Hidden Treasure
An article in The Yeshiva World introduces us to some of DVI’s patients and tells of the amazing work of the DVI clinic. “Based on her [DVI’s founder Trudi Birger] […]
Toda! Thank you!
Dr. Steve Katz of Connecticut recently traveled to Israel, but lying on a Tel Aviv beach on the shores of the Mediterranean or trekking up the awe-inspiring face of Masada […]